Culture Arena
China · Literature · Hard
Which multi-volume work of the early 11th century, commissioned by Emperor Taizong of Song and edited by Li Fang, is an encyclopaedic anthology preserving excerpts from over 1,600 lost earlier works?
Answer: Taiping Yulan — The Taiping Yulan (Imperial Reader of the Taiping Era) is one of the 'Four Great Books of Song' and, because it quotes extensively from now-lost texts, is invaluable for reconstructing pre-Song literature.
- A Yongle Encyclopedia
- B Siku Quanshu
- C Wenyuan Yinghua
- D Taiping Yulan ✓
The Taiping Yulan (Imperial Reader of the Taiping Era) is one of the 'Four Great Books of Song' and, because it quotes extensively from now-lost texts, is invaluable for reconstructing pre-Song literature.